Anais Mitchell
– Willie Owinsbury chords

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Capo 5

CGDThe king has been a prisoner

CDCAnd a prisoner long in Spain

GCGEmAnd Willie O the Winsbury

CDCHas lain long with his daughter Jane.

What ails you, what ails you, my daughter JaneWhy you look so pale and wan?Have you had any ill sicknessOr yet been sleeping with a man?I have not had any ill sicknessNor yet been sleeping with a manIt is for you my father dearFor biding so long in Spain.Cast off, cast off, your robe and gownStand naked on the stoneThat I may know you by your shapeIf you be a maiden or none.And shes cast off the robe and gownStood naked on the stoneher apron was tight and her waist was roundHer face was pale and wan.And was it with a lord or a gentlemanOr a man of wealth and fameOr was it with one of my serving menWhile I was a prisoner in Spain?No it wasnt with a lord or a gentlemanOr a man of wealth and fameIt was with Willie o WinsburyI could cry no longer alone.And the king has called his serving menBy one by two and by threeSaying, Where is this Willie o Winsbury?For hanged he shall be. And when they came before the kingBy one, by two and by threeWillie should have been the first of themBut the last of them was he.And Willie O the WinsburyAll dressed out in red silkHis hair hung like the strands of goldHis breast was white as milk.No wonder, no wonder, the king he said,That my daughters love you did winIf I were a woman as I am a manIn my own bed you would have been.And will you marry my daughter JaneBy the faith of your right hand?And Ill make you the lord of my serving menIll make you the heir of my land.Oh yes, Ill marry your daughter JaneBy the faith of my right hand.But Ill not be the lord of any men,Ill not be the heir to your land.And he raised her up on a milk-white steedHimself on a dapple greyHe has made her the lady of as much landAs she can ride in a long summers day.